The papers, compiled by an international consortium of investigative journalists, show how the super-rich shelter their wealth offshore and, in some cases, minimise their tax bills. &nbsp;
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The European Parliament has, for many years, been in the forefront of the fight against money laundering and tax avoidance and evasion. Its recommendations to counter these practices were drawn up by a special committee on tax evasion (TAXE 2) and set out in a resolution voted on 6 July 2016.

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Paradise papers

EP Plenary session - Lessons learnt from the Pandora Papers and other revelation

EP Plenary session - Pandora Papers:implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance

Desertification - Former paper factory

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with the Confederation of European Paper Industries ( CEPI )

European elections 2019 -  polling station People voting in a small european french village  News paper

Plenary session - Reflection paper Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030

TAX3 - Public hearing : ' Lessons learnt from the Paradise Papers '

Press conference on ' The adoption of the EPP Cancer paper '

PANA Public hearing: ' Paradise Papers - discussions with the investigative journalists behind the revelations '

PANA Public hearing '  The Paradise Papers - What are they about and why are they relevant '

Plenary Session week 46 2017 in Strasbourg - Paradise papers

Plenary Session week 46 2017 in Strasbourg - Paradise papers - Panel ' paradise papers '

Joint ENVI/AGRI committee meeting.Hearing on the Monsanto papers and Glyphosate

Plenary session week 27 2017 in Strasbourg - Reflection paper on the future of EU finances by 2025 / Commission statement

Plenary session Week 24 2017 in Strasbourg - Panama Papers follow-up and the rule of law in Malta - Council and Commission statements

Plenary session Week 24 2017 in Strasbourg - Panama Papers follow-up and the rule of law in Malta

Antonio TAJANI - EP President in plenary session week 24 2017 in Strasbourg - Chairing debate on Panama Papers follow-up and the rule of law in Malta.

Plenary session Week 24 2017 in Strasbourg - Reflection paper on the deepening of the EMU by 2025.

Aféra Paradise papers (rozprava)

Paradise papers (debate)

Diskusní dokument o budoucnosti financí EU do roku 2025 (rozprava)

Reflection paper on the future of EU finances by 2025 (debate)

Kroky v návaznosti na tzv. Panama Papers a právní stát na Maltě

Panama Papers follow-up and the rule of law in Malta

Diskusní dokument o prohloubení HMU do roku 2025 (rozprava)

Reflection paper on the deepening of the EMU by 2025 (debate)

Gianni PITELLA - S&D group leader / Doorsteps ahead of the EP Plenary session presentation of the White paper on the Future of Europe

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Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Member of the EC in charge of Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship / Doorsteps ahead of the EP Plenary session presentation of the White paper on the Future of Europe

Pierre MOSCOVICI, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs / Doorsteps ahead of the EP Plenary session presentation of the White paper on the Future of Europe

Marianne THYSSEN - Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs, Skills andLabour Mobility / Doorsteps ahead of the EP Plenary session presentation of the White paper on the Future of Europe

Syed KAMALL - ECR President / Doorsteps ahead of the EP Plenary session presentation of the White paper on the Future of Europe

Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness / Doorsteps ahead of the EP Plenary session presentation of the White paper on the Future of Europe

Philippe LAMBERTS - Greens/EFA Co-President / Doorsteps ahead of the EP Plenary session presentation of the White paper on the Future of Europe

Prohlášení předsedy Komise o Bílé knize o budoucnosti Evropské unie (rozprava)

Statement by the President of the Commission on the White Paper on the future of the European Union (debate)

Zelená kniha o maloobchodních finančních službách (rozprava)

Green Paper on Retail Financial Services (debate)

Účinnost stávajících opatření proti daňovým únikům a praní peněz s ohledem na nedávné odhalení panamských dokumentů (rozprava)

Effectiveness of existing measures against tax evasion and money laundering in light of recent Panama papers revelations (debate)

Provádění bílé knihy o dopravě z roku 2011 (rozprava)

Implementation of the 2011 White paper on transport (debate)

Pravidla pro DPH a zjednodušené jedno správní místo (MOSS) pro DPH na digitální služby, knihy a noviny v EU

Rules on VAT and VAT mini one-stop shop (MOSS) for digital services, books and papers in the EU

Zelená kniha Komise o nakládání s biologickým odpadem v Evropské unii (krátké přednesení)

Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union (short presentation)

Zelená kniha o reformě společné rybářské politiky (rozprava)

Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)

During her visit to Malta, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, paid tribute Daphne Caruana Galizia in Valletta. She lays a wreath at the site where she was assassinated. Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese journalist, blogger and anti-corruption activist who reported extensively on corruption, money laundering, organised crime, sale of citizenship and the Maltese government’s links to the Panama Papers. Following harassment and threats, she was murdered in a car bomb explosion on 16 October 2017.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President laying a wreath on Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination site: arrival and extracts from the ceremony

Announcement of the results of the second voting session, including the Final votes on the motions for resolutions - Pandora Papers; - the Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law.

Announcement of the results of votes on Pandora Papers and on the Rule of law in Poland

Parlament jednal o tom, jak zmírnit dopady rostoucích cen energií. Europoslanci se rovněž zabývali důsledky nejnovějšího úniku informací o utajovaných finančních operacích prováděných bohatými a mocnými přes daňové ráje a vyzvali ke klidu a snížení napětí v arktickém regionu.

Hlavní body plenárního zasedání: Energetická krize, Pandora papers a domácí násilí

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the implications of the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance (after the publication of the so-called journalistic investigation 'Panama Papers'). First part of the debate.

Pandora Papers - implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance: MEPs debate (Part 1/2)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers, especially the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty. Closing statements by Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy and Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Pandora Papers - implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance: closing statements by Paolo GENTILONI, European Commissioner for Economy and by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the implications of the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance (after the publication of the so-called journalistic investigation 'Panama Papers'). Second part of the debate.

Pandora Papers - implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance: MEPs debate (Part 2/2)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the implications of the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance (after the publication of the so-called journalistic investigation 'Panama Papers'). Opening statements by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and by Paolo GENTILONI, European Commissioner for Economy. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Pandora Papers - implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance: opening statements by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and by Paolo GENTILONI, European Commissioner for Economy

Debate following the publication of the Pandora Papers by a consortium of journalists and the implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance.

Pandora papers: extracts from the debate

This infoclip shows illustrative footage about an example of circular economy: the recycling circuit of paper towels then turned into toilet paper. The used paper towels are collected by a cleaner and then picked up by a recycling partner and brought to a paper mill where they are recycled into new tissue products.

Infoclip: Circular economy - Recycling of paper towels

Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Françoise GROSSETÊTE (EPP, FR) and Alojz PETERLE (EPP, SL) speak to the press about the adoption of the EPP Cancer paper, in the EP in Brussels;

Press conference by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Françoise GROSSETÊTE (EPP, FR) and Alojz PETERLE (EPP, SL) on the adoption of the EPP Cancer paper

Po úniku "Paradise Papers" europoslanci nejspíše požádají o vytvoření zvláštního vyšetřovacího výboru a stálého výboru za účelem vyšetřování daňové kriminality. O výsledných doporučeních Vyšetřovacího výboru pro praní peněz, vyhýbání se daňovým povinnostem a daňové úniky (PANA) se bude hlasovat na plenárním zasedání v prosinci. Cílem je urychlit implementaci zákonů proti praní peněz.

Daňové úniky si žádají stálé vyšetřování

Public hearing in the EP in Brussels on the Paradise Papers. Presentation with Investigative Journalists: Kristof Clerix (Knack magazine, Belgium), Simon Bowers (The Guardian, UK) and Jan Strozyk (Norddeutscher Rundfunk/ NDR, Germany), , Investigative journalists and members of the Paradise Papers team. Discussion with PANA Members and exchange of views with European Commissioners.

(03) Public hearing: The Paradise Papers - What are they about and why are they relevant. Statement by Kristof Clerix (Knack magazine, Belgium), Investigative journalist and member of the Paradise-Papers team (15:25 -15: 35)

Public hearing in the EP in Brussels on the Paradise Papers. Presentation with Investigative Journalists: Kristof Clerix (Knack magazine, Belgium), Simon Bowers (The Guardian, UK) and Jan Strozyk (Norddeutscher Rundfunk/ NDR, Germany), Investigative journalists and members of the Paradise Papers team. Discussion with PANA Members and exchange of views with European Commissioners.

(06) Public hearing: The Paradise Papers - What are they about and why are they relevant. Questions and answers. (15:57 -16:07)

(08) Public hearing: The Paradise Papers - What are they about and why are they relevant. Questions and answers. (16:21 - 16:32)

(09) Public hearing: The Paradise Papers - What are they about and why are they relevant. Questions and answers. (16:32 - 16:40)

(10) Public hearing: The Paradise Papers - What are they about and why are they relevant. Questions and answers. (16:40 - 16:47)

(11) Public hearing: The Paradise Papers - What are they about and why are they relevant. Statement by Werner LANGEN (EPP,DE), Chair of the PANA Committee (16:47 - 16:49)

(12) Public hearing: The Paradise Papers - What are they about and why are they relevant. Statement by Pierre MOSCOVICI, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (16:49 - 17:08)

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